Complex medical history and thumb sucking – Revised
I am a parent of a 3 year old. My child had a rough start, she was born early and was hospitalized for about 5 months with major complications including malignant sleep apnea, difficulty feeding, PDA ligation, IVH III (no shunt at this time), and a cerebellar stroke.
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The Orofacial Myology Conundrum Podcast
In Orofacial Myology we are faced with many conundrums: which terminology to use or discard, if and when to treat or refer, what are our ethical and professional boundaries, or even what roles we can or should take on. Our “mini-pod” episodes open the conversation to the various conundrums that we are confronted with in
Questions regarding child’s buy-in for oral habit program
I purchased your “unplugging the thumb” program and I tried to implement it. However, we are running into an issue with him not buying into stopping his thumb sucking. Do you have any additional tips, tricks, or ideas to help increase his motivation to stop?
Orthodontist Expectations From Myofunctional Therapy
I am working with an eleven-year-old boy, about to finish with braces. The orthodontist did not see the changes as expected and wanted to know if a habit is interfering with his progress.